Madeleine Flint Dr. Eric M. Stryker ARHS 3386 4 May 2016 Remember to be Anonymous “We wear the mask that grins and lies‚ It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes‚ — This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile‚ And mouth with myriad subtleties.” November 5th marks the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605‚ in which English Catholics sought to blow up the House of Commons‚ assassinate the protestant King James I‚ and place a Catholic monarch on the throne. Guy Fawkes‚ the
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Potential Security Issues faced by an e-Commerce Software There are many security issues involved with e-commerce. Following is a brief list of potential hurdles or issues: 1. Back Doors and Trojan Horses 2. Viruses and Worms 3. Hackers 4. Active Contents‚ Active X 5. Eavesdropping & Password Attacks 6. IP Address Spoofing 7. DOS – Denial Of Service attack 1. Back Doors and Trojan Horses These are software programs and they once they are installed
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application. If programmers don’t take the time to validate the variables a user can enter into a variable field‚ the results can be serious and unpredictable. Sophisticated hackers can exploit this vulnerability‚ causing an execution fault and shutdown of the system or application‚ or a command shell to be executed for the hacker. SQL injection countermeasures are designed to utilize secure programming methods. By changing the variables used by the application code‚ weaknesses in applications can
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to hacking which is the reconnaissance. I would use passive reconnaissance as this pertains to information gathering. 3). What application and tools can be use to perform this initial reconnaissance and probing step? Google is a major tool in most hackers initial first step. But you can use Nmap ‚ AMAP‚ ScanRand and Paratrace. 4). How can social engineering be used to gather information or data about the organization’s IT infrastructure? Social Engineering is one of the number one ways a network is
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book gives us four different types of students‚ each different in there learning method and in their achieved skill level. It also gives us the five steps to mastering any skill. The four different types of learners‚ the dabbler‚ the obsessive‚ the hacker‚ and the master. Each learner has their own techniques of learning the same skills. The dabbler learns one skill or technique very quickly but then gives up and moves on to a new area of study. The obsessive‚ like the dabbler‚ learns the skills very
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the necessary secure measures taken‚ this breach could have been stopped. Target did not have an adequate firewall which is why the hackers were able to corrupt the system and steal personal information and credit card information. This whole breach was caused by mistake and the failure to segregate ("Common Types of Breaches | WGA Cyber Risk Hub‚" n.d.) . The hackers intent was steal money and they succeeded. Luckily for them‚ it took target 12 days to realize that someone had hacked into their cash
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resulting in significant losses. This damage can range from errors harming database integrity to fires destroying entire computer centers. Losses can stem‚ for example‚ from the actions of supposedly trusted employees defrauding a system‚ from outside hackers‚ or from careless data entry clerks. Precision in estimating computer security-related losses is not possible because many losses are never discovered‚ and others are "swept under the carpet" to avoid unfavorable publicity. The effects of various
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the security system of the county but also the financial system of individuals or businesses. Cybercrime is done by hackers that crack into computers and steal software‚ credit card information or bank account information. When cybercrime is involved‚ the ultimate goal for the hacker is for financial gain. Cybercrime is about making a profit and continuing to make a profit. Hackers hate authority that stands in the way of their financial goals. The penalty for illegally accessing a computer system
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Another particularly common problem facing e-commerce and social network applications is the trojan horse. Back Orifice‚ Netbus and BO2K are the most common types. They are hacker tools that enable a remote hacker to control‚ examine and monitor the user’s information. These Trojans are dangerous since they can provide the hacker a platform for sending information and make it appear as if the real owner of the computer has done so. This can be a significant risk since cyber terrorism can be easily
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My speech will be related to an important echo that face technology with is computer threats. I will cover some of important threats that face most of us; I will tell you how to protect your computer from threats‚ how to deal with hackers‚ crackers and what to do if your computer was attacked. The most popular threat that face computers are viruses‚ A virus is a program written intentionally to change the way your computer operates without your permission or knowledge. Their behavior is similar
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